Born 1989 (age 37) · Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Appears in 26 titles

James McArdle is a Scottish actor from Glasgow. Having worked as a child actor in films, he trained at RADA, graduating in 2010. In his graduation year he appeared in Macbeth at The Globe and starred in the summer smash hit Spur of the Moment by Anya Reiss at the Royal Court Theatre in London. He then played in plays such as A Month in the Country by Ivan Turgenev, Chariots of Fire by Mike Bartlett and Platonov for which he won the Ian Charleson Award. On screens, he is known for movies such as Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), '71 (2014) and Salting the Battlefield (2014).

Filmography

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
7.2
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
as Niv Lek
Mary Queen of Scots
6.6
Mary Queen of Scots
2018
as James, Earl of Moray
Ammonite
6.9
Ammonite
2020
as Roderick Murchison
Page Eight
6.6
Page Eight
2011
as Ted Finch
Salting the Battlefield
6.3
Salting the Battlefield
2014
as Ted Finch
Private Peaceful
6.6
Private Peaceful
2012
as Lt. Buckland
The Chamber
5.3
The Chamber
2016
as Parks
Four Mothers
6.8
Four Mothers
2025
as Edward
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
8.1
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
2017
as Louis Ironson/The Angel Australia
On the Road
4.6
On the Road
2016
as Joe
The Tragedy of Macbeth
8.0
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021
as Macbeth
Recycled
2002
Scott and Laura
Scott and Laura
2020
as Scott
National Theatre Live: Bacchae
National Theatre Live: Bacchae
2025
as Pentheus